,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aedi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjba,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a review of the
 ,national ,aeronautics and ,space      
,administration preference for domestic 
suppliers4  #a4 ,review of preference   
for domestic suppliers  7a7 ,sense of   
,congress ,it is the ,sense of ,congress
 that the ,national ,aeronautics and    
,space ,administration 7referred to in  
this section as ,,nasa7 should1 to the  
maximum extent practicable and with due 
consideration of foreign policy goals   
and obligations under ,federal law--    
7#a7 use domestic suppliers of goods and
 services2 and  7#b7 ensure compliance  
with the ,federal acquisition           
regulations1 including subcontract      
flow-down provisions4  7b7 ,review  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days  

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,administrator of ,,nasa shall
 undertake a comprehensive review of the
 domestic supplier preferences of ,,nasa
 and the obligations of ,,nasa under the
 ,federal acquisition regulations to    
ensure compliance1 particularly with    
respect to ,federal acquisition         
regulations provisions that apply to    
foreign-based subcontractors4  7#b7     
,elements ,the review under paragraph   
7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 an assessment 
as to whether ,,nasa has provided       
funding for infrastructure of a         
foreign-owned company or                
,state-sponsored entity in recent years2
 and  7,b7 a review of any impact such  
funding has had on domestic service     
providers4  7c7 ,report ,the            
,administrator of ,,nasa shall submit to
 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 
and ,transportation of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a report on the results

 of the review4